Children's Home run by Ownlife Residential Limited in Lewisham

The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

This home was judged good at the last full inspection. At the interim inspections that took place on 8 September 2016 and 25 February 2016, the home was not judged. At this interim inspection, the home was not judged . In November 2015, the registered provider temporarily suspended the service, in order to extend the property, redesign the environment and carry out a full refurbishment of the home. The home’s current conditions of registration include the requirement for the registered person to inform Ofsted of their intention to admit children and young people, three months before a child’s or young person’s placement commences. The home has been closed for over a year. The building work has not yet started. The home’s registered manager and staff currently work at the company’s semi- independent services. The manager was unaware of the timescales for completion of the planned work. The home remains non-operational.

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The effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of

This report includes recommendations from the previous inspection to be checked when the service resumes.

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Information about this children’s home

This privately owned home provides care and accommodation for up to three young people who may experience emotional and/or behavioural difficulties. The home is currently non-operational.

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Recent inspection history

Inspection date Inspection type Inspection judgement

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Recent inspection history

05/01/2015 Interim Declined in effectiveness

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Recommendations

To improve the quality and standards of care further the service should take account of the following recommendation(s):  ensure that children have access to a computer and the internet to support their education and learning. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 29, paragraph 5.19)  ensure that all records, including those that are kept electronically, can be easily accessed by anyone with a legitimate need to view them. (‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’, page 61, paragraph 14.2)

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What the inspection judgements mean

At the interim inspection we make a judgement on whether the home has improved in effectiveness, sustained effectiveness, or declined in effectiveness since the previous full inspection. This is in line with the ‘Inspection of children’s homes: framework for inspection’.

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Information about this inspection

Inspectors have looked closely at the experiences and progress of children and young people living in the children’s home. Inspectors considered the quality of work and the difference adults make to the lives of children and young people. They read case files, watched how professional staff work with children, young people and each other and discussed the effectiveness of help and care given to children and young people. Wherever possible, they talked to children, young people and their families. In addition, the inspectors have tried to understand what the children’s home knows about how well it is performing, how well it is doing and what difference it is making for the children and young people who it is trying to help, protect and look after. This inspection focused on the effectiveness of the home and the progress and experiences of children and young people since the most recent full inspection.

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Information about this inspection

This inspection was carried out under the Care Standards Act 2000 to assess the effectiveness of the service and to consider how well it complies with the Children’s Homes (England) Regulations 2015 and the ‘Guide to the children’s homes regulations including the quality standards’. the guidance ‘Raising concerns and making complaints about Ofsted’, which is available from Ofsted’s website www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ofsted . If you would like Ofsted to send you a copy of the guidance, please telephone 0300 123 4234, or email enquiries@ofsted.gov.uk .

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